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| Year : 1992 | Volume
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Immunotherapy in allergic conjunctivitis
OM Prakash1, KR Murthy2
1 Physician and Allergist, St Martha s Hospital, Bangalore, India
2 Consultant Ophthalmologist, Prabha Eye Clinic, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
O M Prakash
5A. Kumar Krupa Road, High Grounds. Bangalore 560001
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 1464456 
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Eighty patients with allergic conjunctivitis were treated with immunotherapy employing specific allergens. Sixty-two percent of these showed beneficial response. In cases of vernal conjunctivitis needing topical steroid preparations frequently for control of symptoms, immunotherapy is worth attempting to cause remission of symptoms. |
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